PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY SHADOWBOX!!!!?

Question

Ok i got to do this shadowbox for my girlfriend..I am going to give it to her as a anniversary present..We have been together for a year and a half so i want to give her this as a present...the olny problem is i am not exactly sure what to put in here..I put a cartoon pizza because we meet at round table...i put music notes because i asked her to be my girl at a concert and i have most of the movie theater tickets we have been to.....i am stuck what else can i put in here?? please help thank you...

Answer 1

Hi:

How about a couple dolls-  a boy and a girl along a soda glass and two straw in it or have the boy look like he  giving her some flowers.  

Here my answer to someone who had the same problem:

1) select a theme

2) Get a box or make a box. Hobby Lobby as a very good selection if you choose to get one there, that will determine what size objects you can put into it

3) Make a drawing of your scene beforehand, this will determine what objects you will need in making the scene.

4) Find, buy or make the objects you want to go into it. Make sure it scaled to the size of the box, for the scene you want to make in it.

5) Plan where you want all the objects to be. That are going into the box. So to give a more natural look and it matches what you want the theme to be.

6) Glue and mount every thing in it; Putting where you want all the objects to be in the box. when your done with that step back and see it matches the the scene in your drawing. If happywith it. Than do # 7. Otherwise rearrange it accordingly. Until your happy with it.

7) Add some small hobbie lights and conceal the wiring to light it up. make sure to put in some small hole by drilling in the top to vent the heat out so it won't start a fire.

8) Your done

Here are some books to help you:

Complete Guide to Shadowboxes and Framing Objects

by James Miller

Memory Art: Fresh Ideas for Shadowboxes and Other Keepsake Displays

by Mary Lynn Maloney

Complete Book of Making Miniatures

by Thelma Newman, Virginia H. Merrill

Making Miniature Food and Market Stalls

by Angie Scarr

Creations in Miniature

by Eleanor Levie

Miniature Worlds in 1/12 Scale

by Susan Penny, Martin Penny

The Art of the Miniature: Small Worlds and How to Make Them

by Jane Freeman, Roger Rosenblatt (Foreword by)

Building Masterpiece Miniatures

by Joseph W. Daniele

American Miniatures, 1730-1850: One Hundred and Seventy-Three Portraits Selected with a Descriptive Account

Miniature Antique Furniture,

by Herbert F. Schiffer, Peter B. Schiffer

Marvelous Miniatures

by Eleanor Levie (Editor)

How to Build Miniature Furniture and Room Settings

by Judy Beals

Historic Vehicles in Miniature: The Genius of Ivan Collins, Revised and Expanded Edition

by Michael Thoele, Ron Brentano

How to Paint Miniatures

by Elizabeth Johnson, Robert Hughes

Miniatures Catalog

by Michal Morse

Dolls' House Shops, Cafes & Restaurants

by Jean Nisbett

check this website out :

http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm...

all book are available at any library or bookstore

Hope this helps